Shield



v D. ALEXANDER.

SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16.. I919.

1 23,433 Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

DAVID ALEXANDER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

Application filed April 16, 1919. SerialNo. 290,411.

To all whom it may concern:

.it known that 1, DAVID ALEXANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new' and useful Lnprovements in Shields, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to gun mounts, and particularly to a gun mount including a shield for the protection of the gunner.

The general object of the invention is to provide a gun mount of a very simple character which will permit the gun being rotated in a horizontal plane or the muzzle of the gun raised or depressed to any desired degree.

A further object is to provide in connection with the gun mount, laterally projecting hinged shields which will rotate with the gun to protect the gunner.

Other objects will appear 1n the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of a shield constructed in accordance with my inven tion, the supporting base being in sectlon;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring to these figures, designates the base of the gun which may be attached to'any suitable emplacement and is adapted to be mounted within a tank, on shipboard, on a concrete emplacement, or in any other suitable position, and which may be embed-.

ded, bolted, or otherwise attached thereto, and which has an upwardly extending, central post 11. Disposed upon this base and rotatably mounted upon the post, is a vertically elongated body 12 of steel, iron, or any other suitable material, which is rounded at its lower end, reduced at its upper end, and upwardly extended, as at 1,3. Mounted upon this upward extension 13 is a socket 14 having integrally formed upwardly extending ears 15 which are centrally perforated, as at 16. The gun, which may be of any suitable construction, but which is preferably of the form shown in my co-pending application filed of even date herewith, Serial No. 290,412, is provided with a supporting member 17 embracing the barrel and extending down below it, providing two ears 18 which are adapted to be forced between the ears 15 and pivoted thereto by a transverse bolt, sleeve, pin, or in any other suitable manner.

Attached to the upwardly extending por tion 18 of the body 12 is a section 19 of the shield which is adapted to be bolted'to the member 39 by a transverse bolt 20 and which provides upwardly extending, lateral portions 21, the outer edges of which are curved upward and outward. The muzzle of the gun is disposed between these portions 21.

Bolted, hinged, or otherwise connected to the body 12, but preferably hinged thereto, are wings 22 which are connected to the body 12 along the inside edges and extend above this body 12, the inner edges of said wings being curved to conform to the curvature of the portions 21. These wings extend laterally and if the wings are hinged, braces or other suitable means are provided for adjusting the wings to any desired inclination relative to each other. It will be seen that the gun is mounted to rotate with the body 12 which, in turn, rotates upon the post 11 and that the wings are carried around with the body and the gun and afford a full protection to the gunner. The gun may thus be trained in any desired direction, and because of the hinging of the wings, the wings may be closed or opened, depending upon the circumstances, and these wings will rotate with the gun so as to fully protect the gunner at all times. Preferably, the shield, composed of the members 12, 13, 19, 21 and 22, will have the form of an eagle as an emblem of the United States.

It will be seen'that many changes may be made in the device without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim 1. A gun mount of the character described comprising a vertically slotted body having lateral extensions having their outer edges upwardly and outwardly curved, and wings hinged to the lateral edges of the body below said extensions and having their upper and inner edges outwardly curved to conform to the outer edges of said extensions of the body.

2. A gun mount of the character described comprising a base having an upwardly extending post, the body having a longitudinally extending socket resting upon said post and rotating thereon, a gun pivotally mounted upon the body for vertical movement, the body being vertically slotted to permit the projection of the barrel of the gun, saidbody above said socket being formed with lateral extensions, the outer edges of which are curved outward and upward, and wings hingedto the lower portion of the body below sald extensions, the upper portlons of the inner edges'of said wings conforming to the curvature of said extensions; ZLHCl'HIGELIlS tending postya body having a longitudinally extending socket resting upon said post and rotating thereon, a gun pivotally mounted upon the body vertical nioveinent, and

wings hinged to the lateral edges of the body and adjustable at different inclinations, said wings, having their upper and inner edges outwardly curved, and projecting members attached to the body and having outwardly curved lateral edges conforming tothe curvature of the inner and upper edges of the wings.

v In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID ALEXANDER/ WVitnesses Jnssn LL CARTiiR,

GEORGE E. WATKINS. 

